A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WHITSTONE, a parish, with a scattered village, in St. Thomas district, Devon; 3 miles W of Exeter r. station. It has a post-office under Exeter. Acres, 4,077. Real property, £4,256. Pop., 571. Houses, 124. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £641.* Patron, the Rev. W. Brown. The church is ancient. There are an endowed school and alms houses with £30 a year, and other charities £6.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a scattered village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Whitestone AP/CP St Thomas RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Whitestone |
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